Crew Signs Trapp To Homegrown Player Contract

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Dec 13, 2012 at 12:01 AMDec 13, 2012 at 4:12 PM

Wil Trapp has signed a homegrown player contract with the Crew, the club announced today.

"It's definitely exciting to get to play close to home," Trapp said in a statement. "It's a dream come true to be able to play in front of the hometown fans, along with my family and friends. I'm very excited and I look forward to the things to come."

Wil Trapp has signed a homegrown player contract with the Crew, the club announced today.

“It’s definitely exciting to get to play close to home,” Trapp said in a statement. “It’s a dream come true to be able to play in front of the hometown fans, along with my family and friends. I’m very excited and I look forward to the things to come.”

Trapp's signing gives the Crew four homegrown players among the 19 players now on its roster as Trapp joins Aaron Horton, Ben Speas and Matt Lampson.

A product of Gahanna, Trapp spent the past two seasons playing collegiately at Akron, where he started all 45 games before hiring an agent and opting to pursue a professional career. The 19-year-old Trapp will participate in the United States U-20 team training camp next week in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., before joining the Crew for preseason training in January.

I will have much more from Trapp and the Crew front office this afternoon.

ajardy@dispatch.com @AdamJardy

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